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+ About the Hank Green situation: birchtree.me
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","summary":"It turns out that I have a lot of software ideas in my head. Given my penchant over the years to have more side projects than most people can imagine keeping up with, I guess it shouldn't be a surprise.\n\nI've got 8 apps on the","url":"https://birchtree.me/blog/no-more-new-apps-in-august/","date_published":"2026-08-01T13:20:55+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-01 13:20","date_timestamp":1785590455,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94947700","content_html":"Holocloth is the coolest website I've seen in ages: birchtree.me
","summary":"Good lord, play with this thing.","url":"https://birchtree.me/blog/holocloth-is-the-coolest-website-ive-seen-in-ages/","date_published":"2026-07-30T22:43:03+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-30 22:43","date_timestamp":1785451383,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94826988","content_html":"Rosé Pine: birchtree.me
","summary":"We probably all know Catppuccin at this point, but have you heard the good news about Rosé Pine? neither better nor worse, but a very fun change of pace if you're looking for one.","url":"https://birchtree.me/blog/rose-pine/","date_published":"2026-07-28T22:33:51+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-28 22:33","date_timestamp":1785278031,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94826985","content_html":"Is Apple a software company, hardware company, or rent-seeking company? birchtree.me
","summary":"For Apple's entire existence, there's been a sort of \"debate\" over what sort of company Apple is. Are they a hardware company, or are they a software company? The truth, of course, is that they're both, and their ability to deliver at","url":"https://birchtree.me/blog/is-apple-a-software-company-hardware-company-or-rent-seeking-company/","date_published":"2026-07-28T15:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-28 15:00","date_timestamp":1785250800,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94826984","content_html":"Micro app 21: ghosthunter CLI: birchtree.me
","summary":"Ghosthunter is a new CLI that lets you browse and search your Ghost site. It’s free and works with any Ghost blog. You can install it via homebrew with:brew install mattbirchler/tap/ghosthunter\nAfter installed, you run ghosthunter init to add your site URL and admin key.","url":"https://birchtree.me/blog/micro-app-21-ghosthunter-cli/","date_published":"2026-07-28T10:44:11+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-28 10:44","date_timestamp":1785235451,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94767368","content_html":"Xbox goes down. You can't play games you own on disc. birchtree.me
","summary":"Jay Peters: Xbox’s huge outage even blocked games on discAn extended Xbox outage that began Sunday evening hasn’t just caused issues for people trying to play digital games — it blocked people from playing their disc-based games, too.When Sony announced that they were","url":"https://birchtree.me/blog/xbox-goes-down-you-cant-play-games-you-own-on-disc/","date_published":"2026-07-27T23:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-27 23:00","date_timestamp":1785193200,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94767367","content_html":"I don't think people are reading every line of code: birchtree.me
","summary":"I would bet at least 80% of people who say they read every line of code their AI agents write, don't. I'm not saying I do or that this is a problem with today's models, I'm just saying it out loud because","url":"https://birchtree.me/blog/i-dont-think-people-are-reading-every-line-of-code/","date_published":"2026-07-27T22:11:56+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-27 22:11","date_timestamp":1785190316,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94767366","content_html":"nonogame is the nonogram app I never expected to make: birchtree.me
","summary":"TLDR: You can play three daily puzzles at nonogame.app right now!Here is one I didn't see coming…\n\nIn the mid-2000s, around the time Sudoku was getting popular here in the US, another game came on my radar around the same time, nonograms. Nonograms were","url":"https://birchtree.me/blog/nonogame-is-the-nonogram-app-i-never-expected-to-make/","date_published":"2026-07-27T11:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-27 11:00","date_timestamp":1785150000,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94713080","content_html":"+ It's just tech: birchtree.me
","summary":"","url":"https://birchtree.me/blog/its-just-tech/","date_published":"2026-07-26T22:30:23+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-26 22:30","date_timestamp":1785105023,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94617161","content_html":"Chapterize 2: a new generation: birchtree.me
","summary":"I'm happy to announce that Chapterize 2 is out today, and I think it is an essential tool for anyone who has a podcast. The app is free to try and has a one-time $20 unlock for unlimited use. If you've previously purchased the app,","url":"https://birchtree.me/blog/chapterize-2-a-new-generation/","date_published":"2026-07-24T12:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-24 12:00","date_timestamp":1784894400,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94555730","content_html":"+ Previewing my big app updates of the summer: birchtree.me
","summary":"An early preview of the big app updates I have coming the rest of the summer.","url":"https://birchtree.me/blog/previewing-my-big-app-updates-of-the-summer/","date_published":"2026-07-23T23:02:18+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-23 23:02","date_timestamp":1784847738,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94493832","content_html":"quicksubs CLI gets more models and benchmarks: birchtree.me
","summary":"Last week I solved my own problem by releasing the quicksubs CLI, which allows you to generate transcripts easily from the command line on your Mac. I've used this a bunch myself already, it's been a great addition to my workflow, and I've heard","url":"https://birchtree.me/blog/quickubs-cli-gets-more-models-and-benchmarks/","date_published":"2026-07-22T20:22:56+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-22 20:22","date_timestamp":1784751776,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94493831","content_html":"They’re just so desperate: birchtree.me
","summary":"The small brained, big bigoted people on this subreddit are convinced that Rotten Tomatoes is lying to you. It's not that most people liked The Odyssey, actually a ton of people hated it! It's woke! People hate it!\n\nTheir evidence isn't on the page.","url":"https://birchtree.me/blog/theyre-just-so-desperate/","date_published":"2026-07-22T00:45:31+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-22 00:45","date_timestamp":1784681131,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94431030","content_html":"Obsession and Backrooms are moving the needle: birchtree.me
","summary":"David Chen: 'Obsession' and 'Backrooms' Are Destroying Our Assumptions About the Box OfficeBut both films are also directed by filmmakers who found viral fame on platforms such as YouTube and TikTok, and neither film is based on legacy IP (e.g. Marvel, Star Wars, etc.","url":"https://birchtree.me/blog/obsession-and-backrooms-are-moving-the-needle/","date_published":"2026-07-21T23:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-21 23:00","date_timestamp":1784674800,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94431028","content_html":"We are not ourselves on social media: birchtree.me
","summary":"Jason Toney: I Hate The Way We Talk OnlineWhat I got instead were weirdly defensive or hostile replies that seemed to take my innocuous question as an invitation to debate the merits of charts including conspiracy theories about their purpose. Others merely wanted to pat themselves on the back","url":"https://birchtree.me/blog/we-are-not-ourselves-on-social-media/","date_published":"2026-07-21T20:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-21 20:00","date_timestamp":1784664000,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94431025","content_html":"Validate those AI answers, people: birchtree.me
","summary":"Ana Maria Constantin: AI advice made people three times less accurate but twice as confident, researchers foundResearchers from three French and Italian universities found that access to AI advice collapsed people’s willingness to say “ I don’t know ” from 44% to 3%. Accuracy dropped","url":"https://birchtree.me/blog/validate-those-ai-answers-people/","date_published":"2026-07-21T16:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-21 16:00","date_timestamp":1784649600,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94431022","content_html":"2026 is on pace for more than 1 million new app on the App Store. Just like 2016 all over again. birchtree.me
","summary":"Kalley Huang: ‘Vibecoded’ Apps Are Flooding the App Store. Is That Good for Apple?Last year, the number of new apps released in the App Store grew 30 percent to about 600,000, according to estimates by Sensor Tower, an app analytics firm. In the first half of","url":"https://birchtree.me/blog/2026-is-on-pace-for-more-than-1-million-new-app-on-the-app-store-just-like-2016-all-over-again/","date_published":"2026-07-21T11:56:58+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-21 11:56","date_timestamp":1784635018,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94301933","content_html":"+ My beef with The Odyssey discourse
Quick Notes 3.0 is out now ![\"Quick](\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://storage.ghost.io/c/25/31/25312b2a-2d5b-4d01-ba92-e6755efc202c/content/images/2026/07/save-anywhere.jpg\")
![\"Quick](\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://storage.ghost.io/c/25/31/25312b2a-2d5b-4d01-ba92-e6755efc202c/content/images/2026/07/design.jpg\")
: birchtree.me
Micro app 20: The Quick Subtitles CLI: birchtree.me
","summary":"Quick Subtitles is a great app for transcribing files on your Mac (and iPhone and iPad), and I use it at least 3x per week for my various projects. It works great, but it's a little limited from an automation perspective.\n\nThat's where the brand new","url":"https://birchtree.me/blog/micro-app-20-the-quick-subtitles-cli/","date_published":"2026-07-17T17:35:16+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-17 17:35","date_timestamp":1784309716,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94137098","content_html":"Micro app 19: That Guy: birchtree.me
","summary":"I was at the theater this week seeing Minions and Monsters, and I had this feeling over and over, which was I would hear a voice and not quite be able to place the actor. It was on the tip of my tongue, but I couldn't quite figure","url":"https://birchtree.me/blog/micro-app-19-that-guy/","date_published":"2026-07-16T13:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-16 13:00","date_timestamp":1784206800,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94012407","content_html":"X is a platform built for combat (they say they’re fixing it): birchtree.me
","summary":"Stevie Bonifield: X admits its broken algorithm made the site feel like a ‘battleground’X’s head of product, Nikita Bier, admitted in a post on Monday that X’s algorithm was “missing” data about surfacing posts from people who you’ve followed","url":"https://birchtree.me/blog/x-is-a-platform-built-for-combat-they-say-theyre-fixing-it/","date_published":"2026-07-14T22:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-14 22:00","date_timestamp":1784066400,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94012406","content_html":"Upcoming iPad mini likely to get OLED, retain 60Hz, and probably get more expensive: birchtree.me
","summary":"Tim Hardwick: Upcoming OLED iPad Mini Allegedly Uses 60Hz 8.4-Inch Display PanelApple is allegedly using a 60Hz 8.4-inch display panel in the upcoming OLED iPad mini, which is expected to be released later this year.I obviously don’t love that they’re","url":"https://birchtree.me/blog/upcoming-ipad-mini-likely-to-get-oled-retain-60hz-and-probably-get-more-expensive/","date_published":"2026-07-14T21:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-14 21:00","date_timestamp":1784062800,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94012405","content_html":"Quick Reads now does todo items: birchtree.me
","summary":"Quick Reads has been obsessed with being the best way to save articles you mean to read later, and I think it's done a good job of that. However, there are links I come across that I want to save for later, but they're not for","url":"https://birchtree.me/blog/quick-reads-now-does-todo-items/","date_published":"2026-07-14T19:58:37+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-14 19:58","date_timestamp":1784059117,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"11374046","content_html":"@manton If it helps, the iPad starts at $329 for something comparable to that original $499 one (obviously scaled up to 2021 specs 😛). They’ve definitely gone up market with the Pro line, that’s for sure.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mattbirchler/11374046","date_published":"2021-04-26T20:37:25+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-04-26 20:37","date_timestamp":1619469445,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"11252517","content_html":"@manton Ah, gotcha, thanks! I’ll check out if any of the folks I’m thinking of have this set up.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mattbirchler/11252517","date_published":"2021-03-31T01:09:06+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-03-31 01:09","date_timestamp":1617152946,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"11206231","content_html":"@jeroensangers oops, thank you! I updated the post, but here’s the link that was supposed to be there from the start. gr36.com/looking-f…
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mattbirchler/11206231","date_published":"2021-03-22T11:25:23+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-03-22 11:25","date_timestamp":1616412323,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"10053586","content_html":"@greghiggins Thanks, Greg!
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mattbirchler/9778479","date_published":"2020-06-08T10:54:33+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2020-06-08 10:54","date_timestamp":1591613673,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"9777405","content_html":"@bradleychambers It’s a mini bunt cake, which my wife tells me is very cool. It’s definitely tasty 😋
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\n\nAlso how historic do you want to go with the name? They are “pod”casts because they were primarily played on iPods. The word is definitely fluid.
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